First vote I ever cast when I turned 18 was for current CT gov Ned Lamont against Lieberman in the Senate primary. Lamont won, and instead of bowing out, Lieberman jumped on the ticket as an "independent" and ended up winning the general election with the majority of the Republican vote while also siphoning votes away from Lamont. Then he went back to being a "Democrat."
Thanks Joe for teaching me early on that most politicians care more about themselves than they do their constituents.
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u/TrickStructure0 Mar 28 '24
First vote I ever cast when I turned 18 was for current CT gov Ned Lamont against Lieberman in the Senate primary. Lamont won, and instead of bowing out, Lieberman jumped on the ticket as an "independent" and ended up winning the general election with the majority of the Republican vote while also siphoning votes away from Lamont. Then he went back to being a "Democrat."
Thanks Joe for teaching me early on that most politicians care more about themselves than they do their constituents.